ProSoft Technology MVI56-PDPS - Manual (Page 47)

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting MVI56-PDPS ♦ ControlLogix Platform
Profibus DP Slave Communication Module
ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 47 of 88
April 22, 2008
Opening the Output Data View Menu
Press [O] to open the Output Data View Menu. Use this command to view the
contents of the input database.
Viewing Version Information
Press [V] to view Version information for the module.
Use this command to view the current version of the software for the module, as
well as other important values. You may be asked to provide this information
when calling for technical support on the product.
Values at the bottom of the display are important in determining module
operation. The Program Scan Counter value is incremented each time a
module's program cycle is complete.
Tip: Repeat this command at one-second intervals to determine the frequency of program
execution.
Viewing Module Status
Press [1] to view information about Module Status. Use this command to view
status information about the module. This screen also contains useful information
for mailbox troubleshooting:
ƒ
Scan count
ƒ Mailbox counters
ƒ Alarm counters
ƒ Number of acyclic read and write operations performed by the module.
You can also view the number of mailbox messages in the input and output
queues, and the number of alarms in the alarm queue.
Exiting the Program
Caution: Some of the commands available to you from this menu are designed for advanced
debugging and system testing only, and can cause the module to stop communicating with the
processor or with other devices, resulting in potential data loss or other failures. Only use these
commands if you are specifically directed to do so by ProSoft Technology Technical Support staff.
Some of these command keys are not listed on the menu, but are active nevertheless. Please be
careful when pressing keys so that you do not accidentally execute an unwanted command.
Press [Esc] to restart the module and force all drivers to be loaded. The module
will use the configuration stored in the module's Flash ROM to configure the
module.
4.1.5 PROFIBUS Slave Menu
The PROFIBUS Slave menu provides slave (module) status information and
error data.